Hades Archetypes

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Some say that heroes are fascinating, but a destroyer can be just as spellbounding. The destroyer archetype has destructive power; anyone with this characteristic would want to destroy anything for no apparent reason. A destroyer could be anyone, murderers, dictators, bad parents, or even villains. People with this trait do the things they do for personal gain, even if it is to ruin someone else’s life (Bertolin). The destroyer can be viewed in certain ways, such as Hades from Greek Mythology, Kali from the Hindu culture, or Bane from The Dark Knight Rises in modern day. Hades is a popular example of a destroyer in Greek Mythology because of the fact that he is the god of the underworld. After what happened with Cronus, Poseidon, Zeus, and Hades were given shares of the earth. Hades didn’t get to choose and was stuck with the underworld (Hades). Since then, he was always the one everybody was scared of. Hades was an avaricious god who always wanted more people in the underworld, therefore, no one was allowed to leave (Hades). Since he just about never left his kingdom, he always stayed with Persephone, his queen that he stole (Hades). The child of Zeus and Demeter, Persephone was the goddess of springtime (Persephone). The young goddess was in a field of flowers when Hades came and …show more content…

Bane is a strong and brutal terrorist determined to annihilate Gotham City as the supreme commander of the League of Shadows (Bane). This villain is a wonderful example of the destroyer as he is ruthless, cold, and willing to slaughter millions of people with his bare hands (Bane). Bane is so determined to make everyone suffer like he did before he escaped out of prison, he’s willing to kill to complete his goal (Bane). With high strength, durability, and fast reflexes, Bane is able to take many punches at one time, helping the fact that he is hard to be unbeatable

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